Category: Doordash

Announcing “Main Street Strong”- Our Commitment to Helping Restaurants On the Road to Recovery I think often about growing up, washing dishes alongside my mother in the restaurant where she worked. Succeeding in the restaurant industry requires an unmatched level of grit, ingenuity, and determination, as well as an unwavering dedication to serving others. That’s never…

We’re thrilled to remotely welcome Tom Pickett, our first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), to DoorDash! Tom will be joining the company’s Management Team and will oversee the merchant organization and lead our efforts and strategy around our merchant partners. As DoorDash expands into different products and geographies, we couldn’t be more excited to bring on…

As part of the expansion of our social impact program Project DASH, we’re proud to spotlight our partnership with United Way Worldwide. Due to COVID-19, 50% of call volume to United Way’s 2–1–1 hotline for essential community services in the United States has been related to food accessibility needs due to the pandemic, particularly from…

By Bunge Okeyo (Operations, Social Impact) & Emma Glazer (Dasher Marketing) Dashers across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, and Australia have played an important role in their communities, delivering food and essentials to customers and keeping local businesses going through this challenging time. During COVID-19, there has been an increased need for last-mile delivery of…

We’re excited to announce a brand new partnership with Hulu, in celebration of season 2 of the award-winning series RAMY, starring Ramy Youssef, and ahead of Immigrant Heritage Month. Our partnership is all about coming together to celebrate immigrants, immigrant-owned restaurants, and the contributions that diversity brings to our cuisine, our communities, and our culture…

Enjoying a hot meal prepared by your favorite neighborhood restaurant can lift your mood, satisfy cravings, and give you a little more time in the day to manage the newfound stress we’re all facing. While many customers prefer the ease and convenience of door-to-door delivery, we know that others opt for the pickup feature, ordering…

By Sueli Shaw and Bunge Okeyo, Social Impact Launched in 2018, our flagship social impact program Project DASH uses the DoorDash logistics platform to tackle challenges like hunger and food waste. Over our first two years, in partnership with food recovery organizations, we’ve powered the delivery of over two million pounds of food to hunger relief…

Around the Table: An Additional $100 Million Commitment to Local Restaurants Today, the world is reeling. Families are sheltering in place. Once-bustling businesses have closed. City streets are largely quiet. Over the past month, the DoorDash team has responded to the unprecedented health crisis by supporting our community of consumers, Dashers, and restaurants. We’ve also…

By Sueli Shaw, Head of Social Impact & Broderick McClinton, Head of DoorDash for Business We want to thank the healthcare heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic who are committing their selfless care to others each and every day. To help ensure healthcare workers can get the food they need to fuel their…

Mini at-home adventures made simple. The little ones have been good sports, considering the slow stay-at-home pace. But you’re likely out of ways to keep them busy. Teach them how to find the silver lining in any situation. Celebrate being together (alone) with some little adventures designed to brighten your (whole family’s) day. Here, five DIY…

By Tony Xu, CEO/Co-founder The last month has brought countless changes to the world around us, and I am reminded daily of both the remarkable circumstances facing Dashers and Caviar Couriers and the incredible ways in which they’re responding to support each other, local businesses, and customers. They are on the front lines, delivering meals…

By Mike Goldblatt, Head of Grocery Partnerships, and Fuad Hannon, Head of New Business Verticals Our daily lives have been upended, and with many families at home all day, basic household essentials are, well, more essential than ever. To help you get access to the supplies you may need to maintain a well-cared for and…

Authors: Elan Greenberg and Mike Goldblatt From the beginning, DoorDash set out to empower local economies. As part of that mission, we strive to help local businesses expand their reach by offering on-demand delivery for customers wherever they are. Two years ago, through our white-label fulfillment platform, DoorDash Drive, our company moved beyond restaurants and into…

Over the past few days, cities and states have had to restrict the operations of restaurants and other businesses. Around the globe, the restaurants that form the backbone of our communities are being asked to change how they operate. According to the National Restaurant Association, the coronavirus epidemic is the greatest crisis the industry has…